Lauren's Musingstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-16152003-07-17T12:56:13-07:00A day in the life of LaurenTypePadReaching a Live Customer Service Reptag:typepad.com,2003:post-713222003-07-17T12:56:13-07:002003-07-17T12:56:13-07:00I'm very frustrated when I call a customer service representative and instead reach a voice response unit asking me to "Press 1 for Sales, Press 2 for Support, ...". Fortunately, the Wall Street Journal has discovered some shortcuts to reach...Lauren WuSkeletal Wire Frametag:typepad.com,2003:post-698272003-07-16T16:54:38-07:002003-07-16T16:54:38-07:00A friend emailed me a link to a "Cool web page for kids, artists, athletes, medical folks, mechanics". The statement is true, but I'm having trouble describing what the page actually shows. I only managed to come up with the...Lauren WuMisleading Food Labelstag:typepad.com,2003:post-674452003-07-15T09:35:49-07:002003-07-15T09:35:49-07:00I read food labels carefully, and thus appreciated this Wall Street Journal article (subscription may be required) about how food labels legally mislead consumers. Here are some common tricks: Misleading serving sizes. Savvy consumers read food labels to determine the...Lauren WuKrispy Kreme and Trans Fattag:typepad.com,2003:post-655322003-07-13T23:29:51-07:002003-07-13T23:29:51-07:00I love Krispy Kreme doughnuts (donuts) and was quite disappointed to find out they are made with partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, i.e., EVIL TRANS FAT! I emailed them a few months ago to express my concern, and they sent me...Lauren WuHow to Get that Promotion: Suck up to your Boss!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-583502003-07-11T11:51:55-07:002003-07-11T11:51:55-07:00There was a funny article (subscription may be required) in the Wall Street Journal titled "Office Untouchables: They Kiss Up to Boss and It Really Works". To the annoyance of those around the panderer, i.e., those who aren't the ones...Lauren WuNew Trans Fat Labelingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-554882003-07-10T10:40:12-07:002003-07-10T10:40:12-07:00Finally! This morning, a Wall Street Journal article (subscription may be required) reported that "... the federal government issued a long-awaited rule requiring food makers to list the amount of harmful, artery-clogging fats known as 'trans fats' on their product...Lauren WuSephoratag:typepad.com,2003:post-408662003-07-08T10:42:55-07:002003-07-08T10:42:55-07:00My friend Karen works at Sephora and she invited me to their pre-Grand Opening Special Event for Friends and Family at their new Powell Street last week. It's a store dedicated to cosmetics, fragrances and body care. They have their...Lauren Wu